BRUSSELS — Belgium has a new prime minister whose political purpose was long to break up the nation, gut the state structures and give ever more autonomy to his northern Flanders at the cost of everyone else.

Belgium's new government was installed on Monday, almost eight months after an election won by the Flemish nationalist N-VA party. N-VA leader Bart De Wever was appointed as prime minister, marking the first time the federal Belgian government will be led by a Flemish nationalist.

Belgium's newly formed government, led by Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever, was assembled nearly eight months post-election. The coalition aims at economic reforms like budget cuts and pension changes,